English
punto
Punto comes from Latin punctum ‘point’, from pungō ‘to prick, to puncture’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick, to puncture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘point’by way of Spanish punto
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597punto
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick, to puncture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘point’by way of Spanish punto
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597punto
Earliest quotation: c. 1597, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wiues of Windsor: “To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
fuck, fist, pivot, pygmy, repugnant, pugnacious, impugn, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
through Latin pungō ‘to prick, to puncture’
punch, poignant, puncture, pointe, pungent, punctuate, pugilist, compunction, 19 more
through Latin punctum ‘point’
Today it means
noun A hit or point.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / punto